On March 17-19, 2011, the Section on Environmental, Energy, and Resources (SEER) will hold its 40th Annual Conference on Environmental Law in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Native American Resources Committee, in partnership with the Section’s Special Committee on Project Funding, is particularly pleased to announce the availability of several American Indian Travel Stipends for the Conference, which can be used to help reimburse attendees for their tuition, travel, and hotel costs. This Conference continues to be one of the best and most important professional gatherings for environmental law practitioners, including academics, nonprofit lawyers, in-house counsel, and government lawyers. Topics will include, but not be limited to challenges to implementation of climate change regulations, fallout from the Gulf Oil Spill including unique considerations for impacted tribes, and issues raised by off-shore wind projects. Besides three days of cutting-edge plenary and breakout sessions packed with expert panels and speakers, there will be an abundance of networking opportunities, along with public service activities and fabulous skiing nearby. The Conference brochure is available at:

http://www2.americanbar.org/calendar/40th-annual-conference-on-environmental-law/Pages/default.aspx

Targeted applicants for these stipends are reservation-based and other Indian law attorneys who are interested in attending and learning more about Section membership, but who are not able to do so without financial assistance. Applicants do not need to be members of the ABA to apply. If you are interested in applying for one of the American Indian Travel Stipends, it’s easy–just send an e-mail of interest, including your background information, to: Kimberly Craven, Membership Vice Chair, Native American Resources Committee, at Kimberly.Craven@nrel.gov. The deadline for applying is COB Monday, February 21, 2011.